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Enter Shikari have surprise-released their new single Lightyears.
“Last year I took it upon myself to digitalise all our old family camcorder footage,” explains frontman Rou Reynolds. “It was a surreal experience. Seeing the old family holidays, Christmases, school concerts, and birthdays; it was a cocktail of emotions. But what struck me most was the bizarre nature of watching back periods of my life that now seem so detached from reality now. Looking back on former versions of myself that no longer exist, people that have passed, places that have been knocked down – it was a form of nostalgia that veered on painful at times (or almost like ’vertigo’, as I say in verse two). Lightyears is not only me speaking to loved ones who are no longer with us, it’s also me speaking to my former self. Seeing the innocence and fragility of who you were as a child is often something recommended in psychotherapy in order to recalibrate how you treat yourself now. It can quieten what can often be a relentlessly critical and mean inner voice. This felt like a literal and stark version of that.”
Like what you hear? You can stream Lightyears HERE.
Enter Shikari returned with their single HIGHER GROUND earlier this month, following the announcement of their indefinite hiatus. Read the statement that the band shared on Instagram HERE. The band also recently revealed a special video session, Live From The Golden Age, which featured HIGHER GROUND alongside three additional tracks.
See Enter Shikari live at the following dates:
November 2026
Tue 3rd – HAMBURG, DE – Sporthalle
Wed 4th – MUNICH, DE – Zenith
Thu 5th – LEIPZIG, DE – Hause Auensee
Fri 6th – DÜSSELDORF, DE – Mitsubishi Electric Halle
Sat 7th – BERLIN, DE – Columbiahalle
Mon 9th – BRUSSELS, BE – Ancienne Belgique
Tue 10th – STRASBOURH, FR – La Laiterie
Wed 11th – TILBURG, NL – 013 Poppodium
Fri 13th – NOTTINGHAM, UK – Motorpoint Arena
Sat 14th – CARDIFF, UK – Utilita Arena
Sun 15th – HULL, UK – Connexin Live
Wed 18th – GLASGOW, UK – Hydro
Thu 19th – MANCHESTER, UK – Co-Op Live
Fri 20th – LONDON, UK – Alexandra Palace
Sat 21st – LONDON, UK – Alexandra Palace SOLD OUT
December 2026
Wed 2nd – BELFAST, UK – The Telegraph Building
Thu 3rd – DUBLIN, IE – The Academy
Fri 4th – DUBLIN, IE – The Academy SOLD OUT
Remaining tickets are on sale HERE.
